Saito Kanenaka

Saito Kanenaka (1155-) was a general of the Kamakura Minamoto.

Biography
Saito Kanenaka was a son of the Saito clan of Mino Province, and was enlisted as a general in the Kamakura Minamoto in 1183 at the recommendation of his father. Minamoto Yoritomo made him the Governor of Kamakura, but he later joined Yoritomo's army on the march north in order to prevent a Fujiwara invasion.